Baker township, Crawford County, Kansas (KS)

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Baker township, KS map Land area: 56.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 3,640 (0% urban, 100% rural)

Males: 1,846	(50.7%)
Females: 1,794	(49.3%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 3,640 (3,134 owner occupied, 506 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	14%
State:	31%

Races in Baker township:

White Non-Hispanic: 94.2%
Black: 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.7%
Asian: 0.9%
Two or more races: 1.5%
Some other race: 0.0%

Median age of males: 37.6
Median age of females: 39.1

Average houshold size: 2.64
Average family size: 3.03

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Population density: 64 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	3.8%
Whole state:	9.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	1.2%
Whole state:	4.1%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Creek: First Cow Creek.

Number of foreign born residents: 50 (88% naturalized citizens)

Baker township:	1.4%
State:	5.0%

62% of Baker township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 42% lived in Kansas.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 2494
Northeast: 43
Midwest: 582
South: 249
West: 187

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $57,500

Baker township, Kansas satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,120
One, attached: 13
Two: 13
Mobile homes: 342

Median worth of mobile homes: $21,100

Housing units in Baker township with a mortgage: 435 (16 second mortgage, 33 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 223

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 31
1995 to 1998: 185
1990 to 1994: 171
1980 to 1989: 254
1970 to 1979: 369
1960 to 1969: 50
1950 to 1959: 118
1940 to 1949: 73
1939 or earlier: 237

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Baker township, Kansas:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 11
3 rooms: 25
4 rooms: 123
5 rooms: 330
6 rooms: 209
7 rooms: 171
8 rooms: 141
9 or more rooms: 127

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Baker township, Kansas:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 22
3 rooms: 19
4 rooms: 58
5 rooms: 68
6 rooms: 36
7 rooms: 14
8 rooms: 10
9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Baker township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 42
2 bedrooms: 278
3 bedrooms: 589
4 bedrooms: 183
5 or more bedrooms: 45

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Baker township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 41
2 bedrooms: 112
3 bedrooms: 66
4 bedrooms: 8
5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Baker township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 55
1 vehicle: 190
2 vehicles: 441
3 vehicles: 280
4 vehicles: 72
5 or more vehicles: 99

Cars and other vehicles available in Baker township in n renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 65
2 vehicles: 107
3 vehicles: 41
4 vehicles: 14
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Construction (11%)
Educational services (10%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Public administration (5%)
Health care (5%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (34%)
Health care (20%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Social assistance (5%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Personal and laundry services (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Baker township:

German (26.5%)
English (13.9%)
United States or American (10.7%)
Irish (10.2%)
Italian (8.4%)
French (except Basque) (5.8%)
Scotch-Irish (3.7%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

India (44%)
Iran (20%)
Canada (14%)
Germany (12%)
Ireland (10%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,701 (88%)
Carpooled: 160 (8%)
Walked: 22 (1%)
Worked at home: 61 (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (53%)
Electricity (23%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (19%)
Wood (5%)
Other fuel (1%)

97.3% of residents of Baker township speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (36% speak English very well, 52% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (79% speak English very well, 21% speak English well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 3,612

In family households: 3,271 (951 male householders, 93 female householders)
926 spouses, 1,172 children (1,094 natural, 46 adopted, 32 stepchildren), 44 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 37 other relatives, 48 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 341 (152 male householders (124 living alone)), 148 female householders (136 living alone)), 41 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 457 2-persons, 150 3-persons, 302 4-persons, 102 5-persons, 27 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 260 1-person, 33 2-persons, 7 3-persons.

782 married couples with children.
136 single-parent households (44 men, 92 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 68

Here:	15.7%
Kansas:	11.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 46

Here:	16.2%
Kansas:	7.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0

Here:	0.0%
Kansas:	13.8%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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